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l P. K. PLUMBLY. GARBAGE AND BXGRBMENT CREMATORY.

Patentedept. 8, 1896.

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FREDE'EIO K. FLUMBLiCOF BUFFALO, NEW ifoais'ASsreNoa To 'THE BUFFALOSTEEL HOUSE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

AGARBAGE AND 'ExoREMENT-v CREMATORY.

SPECIFICATION forming part o'f Lettes Patent No. 567,506,01atedsptembers, 189e.

Appncatin ned August 31,1894.- Eetewedliugustt. 1896.' semina 601,802.(N6 man.)

To @ZZ whom Vit may concern: v j l Be it known that l, FREDERIC- K.PLUMBLY, a citizen of the United States,'residihgatBuf York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in AGarbage and ExcreinentCrematories and lI dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention," such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains ;to make and use the saine,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide means'of a portable characterforthe ldisposal of garbage and vencrement by cremation, the same beingadapted .for use in privatev and boarding housesyhotels, factories,public parks, or other places which have no sewer connections, the ideabeing to effect the disposal of the garbage or excrement at the pointsof accumulationV in a quick and efficacious manner and without thepresence of offensive odors, thus dispensing with the costly anddisagreeable handling of the Same consequent upon its transportationthrough the streets of a city.

To this end my invention consists of a metallic casing having in itslower portion a firebox and ash-pit. An iron pot or receptacle is hungby trunnions seated in the side walls of the casing, leaving an upperspace between it and the top of the casing. A draft-p`assage be' tweenthis upper space and the fire-box surrounds the pot or receptacle, beingconnected at one side by separate openings with the upper space and theire-box and at the other side with the smoke-pipe leading to thechimney. The foul air from the decomposing or burning matter in theupper space is drawn down through its separate opening intothedraftpassage and the lproducts of combustion from the fire-box aredrawn up through its separate opening into the same draft-passage,

meetingand mingling thereinv with the foul air from above and conductedthrough the common draft-passage to the smoke-pipe- The cover of thecasing is to be suitably constructed for either of its uses, as agarbagereceptacle or a closet.'

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f l I will now proceed to minutely describe the manner in which: I-havevcarried out my invention, and then claim" what I'believe to be novel. y

In the drawings, Figure l1 is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2is a .vertical section taken in the line x 0c of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section taken in the line/yy Fig. iis'a similar section takenin the line y y with the pot removed. Fig. 5 is a vertical section takenin the line ze of Fig. 2 with the pot removed. Fig. 6 is a sideelevation, partly in vertical longitudinal sectiongand Fig. 7 is avertical transverse section of a 'modified form of pot or receptacle. YReferring to the drawings, 1 isa metallic casing, preferably ofcylindrical configuraition". 1n Vthe bottom of the casing is the ashpit2'having the door Above the ash-pit 2 is the re-bOXt with sloping sideWalls and grate-bars 5, and 6 G are the doors leading therein.

7 is a partition extending over the top of the fire-box, having thecentral opening 8 and the side concentric Opening or passage 9.

10 is a pot or receptacle provided with side trunnions 11 12, restingloosely in sockets in the circular ledge 13 and provided with the crank14 for turning it to dump its contents.

l5 is a concentric passage opening downwardly from thevupper space 16into the draftpassage 17, formed by the partition 7 above the fire-boxand the ledge 13 and pot or receptacle 10, which passes down centrallythrough this draft-passage, its bottomwresting, when in position, in theopening 8 *ofvj the partition 7. A curved partition or deilector 18 issecured'to the side wall of the casing 1 midway between the opening 9 inthe partition 7 and the passage l5 just above it. The inner edge 1 9 ofthe deiiector 18 rests against the Outside wall of the pot or receptacle1'0, and this deiiector serves as a partition between the passage 15from the upper space 16 into Athe draft-passage and the opening 9 -inthe partition 7 from the tire-box 4 into the saine draft-passage 17,directing both the cold air from above and the smoke from be-Y lowhorizontally into this passage. A iiue IOO into the draft-passage 17,and the damper 22, opening intorthe upper space 16, which has theopenings 23 through its side wall.

24 is a removable cover fitting over the top of the casing 1 andprovided with a central opening 25, through which garbage may be droppedinto the pot or receptacle 10.

When the casing is used as a closet, a proper seat with hinged cover maybe substituted for the cover 24.

The device just described operates as follows: The lid 26 (shown indotted lines) being removed the garbage is dropped into the pot l andthe lid replaced. The intense heat generated in the {ire-box comin-g' indirect contact with the bottom of the pot and passing up through opening9 in the' parti-' tion 7 against the deflector 18 and in contact withtheside Walls of the pot as Ait passes around the same through thedraft-passage 17 to the smoke-pipe serves to iirst dry and thenincinerate the garbage. The air forming the draft through the upperspace 16 is drawn in through the openings 23 and is drawn down throughthe passage 15 against the deflector 18 and into thevdraft-passage 17,where it commingles with the products of combustion from the nire-box.and passes out through the smoke-pipe, the valve 29, if used, regulatingits passage and hence the speed of consumption. In its passage as justdescribed it carries with it first the offensive gases from the dryinggarbage and later the other gases generated by the cremation of thegarbage. The valve 22,y if u-sed, may be partially opened to permitunconsumed gases passing' from the draft-passage 17 to return to theupper space 16, commingle with the incoming fresh4 air, and pass againaround the pot.y VIn thismanner the garbage is com pletely consumedwithout the escape of any offensive odors even should the lid be removedduring the cremation. After the garn` bage is completely incinerated thepot can be tipped up and the contained ashes dumped upon the fire belowthrough the opening 8 in the partition 7.- In case the device isemployed as a closet, as it may be in buildings having no sewerconnections, a proper cover is removably placed upon the casing with anopening, and the pot or receptacle 10 catches the excrernent,V which canbe cremated in thel same manner as the garbage, it being impossible forany offensive odors to escape either before or during the cremation.'

My improved crematory just described can be made in different sizes tomeet the varied requirements as to the quantity of garbage to beconsumed.

s Instead of entirely' consuming the garbage in the pot 1.0, it can,when thoroughly dried, be dumped.- into the fire-box and used as fuel,in which event a considerable saving is effected. Y s A The garbagebeingthus cremated in an in offensive manner upon thepremises the eX penseand trouble of it-s removal as now practicedY in cities are entirelyeliminated, together with all danger from sickness caused by thepoisonous gases generated from its decomposition.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown a modified form of pot or receptacle 27,provided with a flue or passage 28,eXtendin g through the same in thedirection of the draft and open at both ends. This serves to increasethe heatingsurface and thus facilitates the incineration of the garbage.The casing with its pot or receptacle may, if desired, be elongated andthe cover provided with a series of closetseats, the one pot orreceptacle catching the excrement to be cremated from the differentseats.

1. The'herein-described garbage or excrement erematory, the same'consisting of an outer casing, two transverse partitions dividing thecasin g into three chambers the lowest of which is a combustion-chamber,said partitions being provided with openings near their centers, a potremovably closing said openings and leaving a passage around it within.the central chamber, said partitions being also provided with openingsnear one side of the casing producing communication between the severalcham-bers, the upper chamber being provided with air-inlet openings andthe central chamber with an outletopening for the products ofcombustion, and an exit-flue communieatingwith the latter opening, asand for the purpose set forth.

2. The herein-described` garbage or excrement crematory, the sameconsisting of an outer casing, two transverse partitions dividing thecasing into three chambers the lowest of which is a combustion-chamber,said partitions being provided with openings near their centers, ahemispherical pot hung on trunnions in the upper partition and closingthe opening therein and that in the lower partition, one of thetrunnions having a crank-handle outside the casing, said partitionsbeing also provided with openings near one side of the casing producingcommunication between the several chambers, the upper chamber beingVprovided with air-inlet openings and the central chamber with anoutlet-opening for the products of combustion, and an exit-fiuecommunicating with the latter opening, as and for the purpose setforth.l

3. The herein-described garbage or excrement crematory, the sameconsisting of an outer casin g, two transverse partitions dividing thecasing into three chambers the lowest of which is a combustion-chamber,said partitions being provided with openings near their centers, a potremovably closing said openings and leaving ak passage around it withinthe central chamber, said partitions being also provided withopeningsnear one side of the easing producing communication between theseveral chambers, a detlector eX- tending from the casing to the side ofthe roo 567,506 t p s;

pot and standing between these side openings in the two partitions, theupper chamber being provided with air-inlet openings and the t centralchamber with an outlet-opening for the products of combustion, and anexit-flue communicating with the latter opening, as and for the purposeset forth.

4. The herein-described garbage or excrement orematory, the sameconsisting of an outer casing, two transverse partitions divid.

ing the casing into three Chambers the lowest of which is acombustion-chamber, said partitions being provided with openings neartheir centers, a heinispherieal pot hung on trunnions in the upperpartition and closing the opening therein and that in the lowerpartition, one of the trunnions having a crank-handle outside thecasing, said partitions being also provided with openings near one sideof the easin g producing communication between the several chambers,adeiector extending from the easing to the side of the pot and standingbetween these side openings in the two partitions, the upper charnberbeing provided with air-inlet openings and the Central Chamber with anoutlet-opening for the products of combustion, and an exit-nuecommunicating with the latter opening, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The herein-described garbage or excrement erematory, the saineconsisting of an outer easing, two transverse partitions dividing theeasing into three chambers the lowest of which is a combustion-chamber,said partitions being provided with openings near their centers, a potremovably closing said openings and leaving a passage around it withinthe central chamber, said partitions being also provided with openingsnear one FREDERIC K. PLUMBLY.

Witnesses:

W. T. MILLER, J. E. BECKMAN.

